31 October 2014

The Popular Music of the Space Age: CD 77 (2003)

Популярная мусыка космического веча:
CD 77 (2003 г.)

The annual global celebration of "Yuri's Night," commemorating the April 1961 flight of Vostok 1, increases in popularity every year. As we enter the second half-century of human spaceflight, it is a time to reflect on the development of global space culture. It began in the 1950's as two distinct cultures--Soviet and American--reflecting the Cold War rivalry that fueled the Space Race. In the intervening decades there has been a blending of these two initial cultures, other nations have added their cultural voices, and the center of the emerging global space culture has shifted. National space cultures have displayed different emphases on science fiction and UFO themes versus devotion to national astronautic accomplishments. These and other factors may be leading cultural indicators of the vigor of national space efforts and their relevance to the global thrust into the final frontier.

The researcher seeks co-researchers with backgrounds in cultural anthropology and musicology with a strong interest in space history. Of particular interest is collaboration with researchers who are familiar with space-themed music from non-English speaking cultures.

At present, the music collection of nearly 1500 tracks is organized chronologically into 100 segments, each approximating the running time of a compact disc (CD), which include voice clips of important events to provide historical context. The play lists are being rolled out incrementally as research continues. Most of the music can be found online and downloaded free of charge. In addition, a library of song lyrics is in development.

This is music to fly to Mars by. If you listened to one hour every day, you would almost be there at the end of this collection!

CD 77
Selection TitlePerformerRelease
Year
1Космос
Space
Елизиум
Elizium
2003
2TelstarHowlin' Wilson2003
3Flying Saucer Rock N RollJD and the Chasers2003
4Космический Чудак
Space Kook
Киоск
Kiosk
2003
5Космонавт
Cosmonaut
Люмен
Lumen
2003
6Fly Me to the MoonMichael Roselli2003
7Progress vs. PettinessPhenomenauts2003
8Гимн УМЦ ''Голицыно''
Anthem UMTs "Golitsyno"
Р. Гуцалюк
R. Gutsalyuk
2003
9Soyuz TMA-3 - In OrbitMission Audio2003
10Rocketman (live)Red Elvises2003
11To the Moon and Back (Kuta remix)Savage Garden2003
12Space ManSmash Mouth2003
13Rocket ShipStark Reality2003
14Mercury ManSteve Ball2003
15Lost SatelliteSuperstring2003
16Планета
Planet
T. Love2003
17Мы запускаем в космос
We Are Launching Into Space
Звери
Beasts
2003
18Satellite RockBill Fadden and the Silvertone Flyers2003

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